{"podcast":{"title":"The Quantum Computing Podcast with Fexingo: Qubits, Quantum Hardware, and Future Computing","slug":"the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946","podcast_index_feed_id":7871946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":62,"summary":"This is a podcast about the current state and near-term future of quantum computing. Lucas and Luna examine the science and business of quantum hardware, from superconducting qubits to trapped ions and topological systems. They discuss the engineering challenges of error correction, the race to quantum supremacy, and the realistic timelines for commercial quantum advantage. Each episode focuses on a specific company, research paper, or technology milestone — Google's Sycamore, IBM's Quantum System One, IonQ's trapped-ion processors, or China's quantum communication network. Lucas brings a journalist's rigor to the technical details, while Luna pushes for clarity on what these advances mean for cryptography, drug discovery, optimization, and finance. This show is for listeners who want to understand quantum computing without hype — the real bottlenecks, the credible roadmaps, and the startups that might actually deliver. How close are we to a fault-tolerant quantum computer? Which industries will be transformed first? And which approaches are likely dead ends? #QuantumComputing #Qubits #QuantumHardware #QuantumSupremacy #ErrorCorrection #SuperconductingQubits #TrappedIons #Topologi…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T20:22:02.827480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946"},"episode":{"title":"Quantum Computing Is Tackling Fertilizer Emissions","slug":"quantum-computing-is-tackling-fertilizer-emissions","published_at":"2026-06-19T20:59:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/quantum-computing-is-tackling-fertilizer-emissions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/episode-0061.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/episode-0061.mp3","summary":"Episode 61 of The Quantum Computing Podcast with Fexingo dives into the Haber-Bosch process, the 100-year-old industrial method for making ammonia fertilizer that consumes 2% of global energy and emits 450 million tons of CO2 annually. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computers could simulate nitrogen fixation at the molecular level, potentially enabling a room-temperature, low-pressure alternative. The episode focuses on the specific challenge of modeling the iron catalyst's active site—a problem too complex for classical computers—and how companies like D-Wave and QC Ware are beginning to prototype quantum simulations. No hype, just a concrete look at a single industrial bottleneck where quantum advantage could have massive climate impact. The hosts also briefly discuss why the show stays ad-free and how listener support helps. #QuantumComputing #HaberBosch #Ammonia #Fertilizer #Emissions #ClimateTech #NitrogenFixation #CatalystSimulation #IndustrialChemistry #DQave #QCWare #QuantumAdvantage #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #QuantumSoftware #GreenChemistry Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 61 of The Quantum Computing Podcast with Fexingo dives into the Haber-Bosch process, the 100-year-old industrial method for making ammonia fertili…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":530,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/episodes/quantum-computing-is-tackling-fertilizer-emissions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/quantum-computing-is-tackling-fertilizer-emissions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}